Balan Moorthy is the Principal of Walnut Grove Secondary School. He has been an administrator in Langley and Abbotsford for 23 years and brings a history of passion for human rights initiatives during that time. As one of the founding members of the Human Dignity Coalition in Abbotsford, Balan was a long-standing advocate for multiculturalism during his career at Robert Bateman Secondary School, North Poplar Fine Arts School, The Langley Fine Arts School, and DW Poppy Secondary. Balan is passionate about Indigenous Education and is currently a Doctoral student at Nipissing University where he is focusing his research on the “Truth and Reconciliation” initiative in the Langley School District.